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Ecological Continuity Trust (ECT) @ect-uk.bsky.social · 20h

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Make sure you register for our lunchtime #webinar by tomorrow at 5pm to hear Rob Marrs from @liverpooluni.bsky.social talking about the Moor House #Grazing Exclosures #LTE & what is in store for it. To register see bit.ly/ECTWebinarsE... #Grassland @leverhulme.ac.uk @naturalengland.bsky.social 🌏

Webinar Moor House Grazing Exclosures: Consolidating a Series of Studies Going Back to 1953 & Future Plans. Friday 9 October 2026 12:30-1:30pm. Photo of a white man leaning against a fence wearing a hat and glasses smiling at the camera. Text: Em. Prof Rob Marrs, Liverpool University.

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Leverhulme Centre for Demographic Science, Oxford University @oxforddemsci.bsky.social · 19h

Last week, we welcomed Joseph Pold from @plos.org for a seminar on navigating academic publishing. Joe shared practical advice on open access, choosing journals, indexing, research impact, submission pitfalls and building a professional profile. #OpenScience #AcademicPublishing #ResearchCulture

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Stefan Hanß @stefanhanss.bsky.social · 18h

Truly delighted to see THE MICROSCOPIC MATERIAL RENAISSANCE (@manchesterup.bsky.social, 2027) announced: manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781807076757/ Stay tuned! @uomhums.bsky.social @uomsalc.bsky.social Research generously funded by @britishacademy.bsky.social & @leverhulme.ac.uk

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Leverhulme Trust @leverhulme.ac.uk · 17h

Congratulations to Fellows Richard Neis and @pablojbilbao.com who received international recognition for their doctoral research in plasma physics!

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Leverhulme Trust @leverhulme.ac.uk · 17h

The Leverhulme-Peierls Fellowships @oxfordphysics.bsky.social was created to address the challenges of recruiting the best young minds into postdoctoral positions. They represent a diverse group from around the world, covering all fields of theoretical physics from biophysics to astrophysics.

https://media.leverhulme.ac.uk/feature/theoretical-physics-fellowships

Funded through a Leverhulme International Professorship, the Leverhulme-Peierls Fellows Programme was created to address the challenges of recruiting the best young minds into postdoctoral positions…

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Leverhulme Trust @leverhulme.ac.uk · 21h

Jason Hall’s project @exeter.ac.uk examines how scientists, educators and literary writers comprehended Earth’s physical reality in new and imaginative ways, highlighting how nineteenth-century narratives challenged conventional views and offered new ways of seeing the planet. #WorldSpaceWeek

Views from nowhere: Earth in the nineteenth-century scientific and literary imagination

Jason David Hall’s project examines how scientists, educators and literary writers comprehended Earth’s physical reality in new and imaginative ways, highlighting how nineteenth-century narratives…

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Adam Bridgen @adambridgen.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

The final episode of Death of a Poet is out, exploring the life and work of working-class poet John Nicholson (1790-1843), AKA "Orpheus of Bradford". In this one I discuss his poaching-poems and connections with John Clare. glovesoffleeds.podbean.com/e/death-of-a... & also on Apple Podcasts

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Death of a Poet Episode IV: A Poet-Poacher | Gloves Off: Stories from Cultural Collections & Galleries at the University of Leeds

John Nicholson takes an epic trip through space and time in his first book of poetry, Airedale in Ancient Times. Amid riots and shootings in Bradford, The Bingley Byron also seems to have perfected th...

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Leverhulme Centre for Wildfires, Environment and Society @centrewildfires.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

🔥Following the African Fire Dialogue in Ethiopia, Wildfires researcher Rahina Alare reflects on the importance of putting communities, local knowledge and livelihoods at the heart of building fire-resilient landscapes. Read the blog 👇 centreforwildfires.org/news/african...

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People, knowledge and fire: Reflections from the African Fire Dialogue - Leverhulme Wildfires Centre

Reflections from Rahina Sidiki Alare (King’s College London | Leverhulme Centre for Wildfires, Environment and Society) on her time at the African Fire Dialogue, held in Ethiopia from 14–18 September ...

Leverhulme Centre for Nature Recovery @naturerecovery.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

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We're excited to share our Nature Seminar Series for this term. All talks are online & in-person, followed by a drinks reception & often a booksigning, where you can chat to the author & others interested in the subject. We're looking forward to seeing you there! More info & to book below

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UCL Department of Geography @uclgeography.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

UCL Geography is calling for 2026/2027 applications for The Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellowships. The department's internal deadline for applications is Friday 2 November 2026 at 12pm. For more details: tinyurl.com/3e27xj3e #research #fellowships #academicfunding

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Leverhulme Early Career Fellowship: applications for 2026/2027

The Leverhulme Trust published their call for applications for the Leverhulme Early Career Fellowship scheme.

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Department of Physics at the University of Oxford @oxfordphysics.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Dr Richard Nies has been awarded the APS Marshall N. Rosenbluth Outstanding Doctoral Thesis Award. His research on plasma turbulence and flows in fusion reactors addresses a key barrier to energy confinement in nuclear fusion. More via link in bio.

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Leverhulme Trust @leverhulme.ac.uk · 06/10/2026

The Leverhulme Centre for Humanity and Space @uniofleicester.bsky.social allows us the opportunity to fundamentally reshape how we think about space through the lens of the arts, humanities and social sciences. media.leverhulme.ac.uk/feature/expl... #WorldSpaceWeek

Exploring our future in space

Bringing together expertise across arts, humanities and social science, that will drive transformative research into the world beyond our atmosphere

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Department of Plant Sciences Cambridge @camplantsci.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

🌳How do habitat restoration projects impact the broader landscape? A new @camplantsci.bsky.social & @sheffielduni.bsky.social-led study offers the most comprehensive look to date at how restoration efforts across sub-Saharan Africa affect tree loss beyond project boundaries. 👉 tinyurl.com/5ev2mbdc

Agroforestry on the slopes of Mount Meru in the Arusha region of northern Tanzania. Credit: Michele D'Amico supersky77 / Getty Images.

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Read about Hannah Wakeford's project which measures exoplanet atmospheres, aiming to better understand how their clouds impact the nature of the planet’s climate. media.leverhulme.ac.uk/feature/hwak... @bristoluni.bsky.social

The curious case of clouds and climate

Using state-of-the-art telescopes, Hannah Wakeford measures exoplanet atmospheres, aiming to better understand how their clouds impact the nature of the planet’s climate

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'There is an amazing diversity of worlds out there, and each one requires different questions and different techniques to explore them.' Exoplanet scientist, @stellarplanet.bsky.social, on uncovering the universal mechanisms that govern planetary formation. @expeditions.bsky.social #WorldSpaceWeek

In this EXPeditions video, Hannah Wakeford discusses how exoplanet research is fundamentally about understanding the diverse ways that worlds are constructed and how they evolve within their stellar…

Making planets

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Wolfson History Prize @wolfsonhistory.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

This week's #ShortlistSpotlight series for the 2026 #WolfsonHistoryPrize focuses on Lyndal Roper and her book 'Summer of Fire and Blood'. Congratulations to Lyndal Roper and @basicbooksgroup.bsky.social 🎊

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If you are looking to complete a piece of original research, apply for the Trust's Research Fellowship: www.leverhulme.ac.uk/research-fel.... One month to go!

DRC extractivism in literature and the visual arts

In his planned monograph, Leverhulme Research Fellow, Pierre-Philippe Fraiture @warwick-smlc.bsky.social, analyses the links between mining and cultural production since the Berlin Conference through the prism of novelists, visual artists and curators from the DRC and the diaspora.

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Leverhulme Trust @leverhulme.ac.uk · 02/10/2026

Peter Budrin: tinyurl.com/rwdw76zp Catherine Rose-Hailstone: tinyurl.com/559c6ann Giada Lagana: tinyurl.com/5fw32zsz Nikolaus Perneczky: tinyurl.com/h78tp5b2 Amit Singh: tinyurl.com/83w4nara

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Leverhulme Trust @leverhulme.ac.uk · 02/10/2026

The Leverhulme Library – showcasing recently published books from researchers the Trust has funded. This month we have books by Leverhulme Early Career Fellows @peterbudrin.bsky.social, @caterose.bsky.social, Giada Lagana, @kinolaus.bsky.social and @amit-singh.bsky.social.

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Leverhulme Trust @leverhulme.ac.uk · 01/10/2026

Humanitarianism is under pressure. The way we think about humanity, war and suffering is changing. Join the @expeditions.bsky.social Base Camp this month with Professor Bertrand Taithe and guests for an inspiring discussion! 🗓️ Monday, 12 October, 5pm (UK) 👉 Sign up here: luma.com/4zplndyz

EXPeditions Base Camp: Humanitarianism under pressure. Headshots of Rony Brauman, Paul Meller, Professor Jessica Reinisch, Dr Natalie Roberts, Professor Davide Rodogno alongside image of Professor Bertrand Taithe. QR code, October 12 2026, 5 PM (UK). Logos: Leverhulme Trust, Wellcome, Médecins Sans Frontières, University of Manchester, EXPeditions.

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St Andrews Classics @staclassics.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

The School of Classics welcomes applications for the Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellowship scheme 2027. Send preliminary applications to classicsdor@st-andrews.ac.uk by 31 October 2026 at 5pm. 🔗 View details and apply: buff.ly/G6POzp2 #Funding #ClassicsBluesky

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University of Exeter @exeter.ac.uk · 23/09/2026

Extreme Medieval Sports? The iconic chivalric spectacle of jousting and mock battles is to be the focus of a first-ever comprehensive archaeological study. The research will explore some of the locations and landscapes that staged these ‘extreme sports’ of the Middle Ages. ow.ly/MrVP50ZQAR5

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Researchers to conduct first comprehensive archaeological study of extreme medieval sports

The medieval tournament – the iconic chivalric spectacle of jousting and mock battles – is to be the focus of a first-ever comprehensive archaeological study. The 30-month project at the University of Exeter will break

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Mary Jaharis Center for Byzantine Art and Culture @mjcbac.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Funding opportunity: Leverhulme Early Career Fellow, University of Sheffield. Expressions of interest due October 30, 2026 maryjahariscenter.org/blog/leverhu...

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Leverhulme Early Career Fellow, University of Sheffield | Mary Jaharis Center

Aileen Fyfe @aileenfyfe.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

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Calling potential Leverhulme early-career fellows: the University of St Andrews still supports applications under this scheme, and the School of History would love to hear from you. Our internal deadline this year is 2 November. See www.st-andrews.ac.uk/history/rese...

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Independent postdoctoral fellowships - School of History - University of St Andrews

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Leverhulme Trust @leverhulme.ac.uk · 30/09/2026

Does thinking depend on language? Research by Prof Rosemary Varley and Dr Yael Benn examines the relationship between language and thought and the implications of current approaches for people who find language challenging. media.leverhulme.ac.uk/video/langua... @manmetuni.bsky.social @ucl.ac.uk